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WH Smith has this morning become the latest high street name to report falling sales. The Swindon-based retailer said like-for-like sales were down 5 per cent in the last 21 weeks, but the company told the Stock Exchange it was "confident" of making progress in 2012. READ MORE...
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Doing business in Wales - Life Sciences
 Gareth Morgan and Penny Owen from the Welsh Government Life Sciences Panel join a panel of private sector experts to discuss how to stimulate and invest in the industry, which is worth £1.3bn to the Welsh economy.
Panellists: Professor Gareth Morgan, vice chairman, Welsh Government Life Sciences Sector Panel; Aled Finnear, chief executive and founder, Park Place Research; Matthew West, general manager, UK operations, Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics; Dr Penny Owen, product segment leader, GE Healthcare; David Ford, Director, e-Health Innovation Centre, College of Medicine, Swansea University
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The acquisition of Somerset-based RWM Food Group by ABP Food Group has been cleared by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT). Read More...
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A Tewkesbury-based manufacturer is set to expand its product line after securing a £3.5m finance deal with Lloyds TSB Commercial Finance. Read More...
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Business advisory firm BDO has signed up as the first occupier at Bridgwater House, located in Bristol's £255m Finzels Reach scheme. Read More...
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Construction company GB Building Solutions is set to build a new £6m care home in Salisbury. Read More...
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Business advisory firm Deloitte has launched the South West and Wales Deloitte Academy. Read More...
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Wotton-under-Edge-based Renishaw reported a fall in profit in its latest half-year results, despite "record" first half-year revenue of £147.1m. Read More...
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There's less than a week to go until Insider’s first South West event of the year. The Gloucestershire Economic Forum takes place at Rail House in Gloucester on Tuesday morning (31 January) and promises to be a must-attend for business leaders in the county. Read More...
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Representatives from law firm Foot Anstey and the Sutton Harbour Group have joined the Plymouth Waterfront Partnership (PWP) board. Read More...
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A host of names, including Andy Gregory, regional director of the Business Growth Fund, have now been confirmed to speak at Insider's Northern Ireland Business of Finance conference in March. Read More...
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